North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1917 1; BDiTIOMLTSOOPS-M CALLED TOO SERVICE Nearljr5f000 Mea f Stales! Besides' Yesterday's List V ''0' .? . ' V - oregiwr Tnxw (By United Press) Washington, March 2ft--Addltlonal JJatlonal burd organizations total ing about 25,000 men were called into Federal service, today , from eighteen states for police purposes. , The entire force from each state -was not called. : The Ust follows i IUlhols, Indiana,! Iowa, Missouri, Ne traikiiK Minnesota, Mlohigan,Wis- Ur.bintli Dakota, Colarodo, Wy stoning, unio, Washington, California, Id&ho, Montana. ine louowisr oiruBzaQOns are already in FjGnT service and consequently kTe not been mustered out as planfod: Michigan, Colorado, na iowavnrw4 nhin. from Massachusetts, Penn- fata, Maryland, District of Co lumbia, Virginia, Vermont, Coaneeti- uC New York, New Jersey and Delaware were- called out Sunday. Orders were issued that the 13ta, Pennsylvania and A. ft B. Compa nies of the 'First Georgia now in service should not be mustered out. The war department has issued the following notice to editors: "It lg requested that no details of locality be carried in press re ports in regard to further distribu tion of these troops unless given out by the Department."' WttlJhs issuing of these orders, " the Bast is, now' closely guarded, knd the middle and far west are also On guard, but as yet no general call has been issued for 'Southern 8tates. German Attacks Unsuccessful fy United Press j Paris March 28 Despite, driving rain androkea ground the French t progressed against Jthe Germane "to Atf. ben. Nevfles troops; reacts td Tolenbury south of forest Coucj. During' the night- the German un successful, attached the -French posi tions between the 01se and the , Somme and. lost heavily. Ftre from French guns north of Rhelmif ex ploded the munitions depot, behind . the German lines. Yictims of i Bnitality K ... . ; . f l,' HENRY WOOD i United Press Staff Correspondent) With the French Army, March 2f- More than thre hundred women and children end aged men are ' jftnown to have succumbed t0 the hardships of exposure, brutality . and ' starva. 'tlon which the- Germans imposed on the French civilian population lm mediately proceeding end during their retreat. . N ' In Chauny I learned offlcla'ly that the victims numbered a hundred and fifty. -They were buried cofflnless In a confer of the village. Deaths' are still ofcurlng dally among the Tefuges now under French care. -A Cradle Roll i SDilyAgairi I: PRESIDENT SIGNS EXECUTIVE DROER INCREASING THE STRENGTH OF THE NAVY TO 87,000. JOSEPHU8 DANIEL8 (Secretary of United ttese Navy) Washington, March' 26 President Wilson last night signed an execu tive order directing that the author ised strength of the Navy bet In creased to 87,000. He was author ised by Congress in case of emer gency to direct guch an increase in enlistment. , New ships and ships in reserve are being fully commissioned as rapidly-as possible and the need is Imperative for a larger enlistment to man them. v; there has been a net increase of Over 6,600 in enlistment since Con greess - recently authorised an In crease,; but man more are needed and heeded now'. The . Navy offers exceptional ad vantages' to young trien of suff and ambition to serve in the first line for National Defense. i ,;,". By JOHN PEELE ' ' ; V i I ; dldnt know tlat I had grown so fast nntU Sunday morning when Cradle, Roll Day came - again and I saw ' how much bigger all the babiej are sfnee .last September. This time, too, I walked, all the waj( to ' Sunday School nd back and scarcely held Daddy's hand at all, and last time 1 1 had to ride In my go-cart., , Some of 'the babies couldn't go this time on -account ot measles and Mr. Loft In wasn't there, which made me awfully sorry.. ' I wanted to stop and tell him about it on the way back, but Daddy said I was too noisy to go to see . sick folks and brought me home another way. I thought the orchestra was splendid last year, but I liked the band even better. It's just like the Pied Piper, it gets' hold of the kiddies and makes them want to go to Sunday school more than any where else. In .fact they can hard ly stay away. Daddy threatens to cut my story out entirely if I make it too long, so I'll skip about the speeches and songs and roll call, though I rea'ly want to tell about every single thing that happened. I must tell about the gifts., though. Last time, you know, they were pink and bine rattles, and I was embarassed to. bring mine home be cause I have been .too big ' to play with rattles ever since-- I can jre ember. But this time, they were banks, Cradle Roll Banks, and now f am a cashier, just like Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Kramer and Mr. GaHher. ! think it's fine and I've already Applied for a job at Th Ad vance office, so, I can make some money, and fill bine up "by next Cradle Roll Day. . Ton see ,1. havn't got hut one, more, and ' aftet 'that . 'U , belong io the PrJmarIlepart; meet and go to Sunday SchooJlke a "regular fellow . . V 7 . Ctf BE SCOUTS CHIEF 8COUT , EXECUTIVE AN NOUNCES " V THAT, V PIOhjEER : SCOUT WI.U BE' WELCOMED VlNTO ORGANIZATION . ,v Minister Asks For Passports fBy United Preas) Amsterdam, March 20 The nese minister to Germany has mally requested hls passports, cording to a Berlin dispatch. Chl-for-ac- Make Another Peace Move (By United Press) Amsterdam, March 26 The Intima tion that Chancellor Hollweg will make another peace suggestion If) the Richtag Thursday comes from a Berlin dispatch, quoting the social istic organ, Worwaerts. This Ib the paper that advocated an attempt at separate peace with Russia. Submarines Sink Seventy Six Ships v Berlin. March 26 German sub. marines have sunk within the last few days a total of twenty five steamships. 14 37 travelers. sailing ships and Betsey to be Flyless Town Kramer Brothers ft Company have a new auto truck now. The auto truck is Increasing in popularity here rapidly, the number seen on the street's since Spring op ened being noticeably consplcious. Not only does this mark business success enjj prosperity ana pro- gressiveness, but it indicates also better sanitary conditions In the city. and it i hoped, eventually, a flyless town. Shop Has New Electric Sign Prltchards 'Barker Shop, known As the sanitary shop, with the largest number of chairs and moat modern equipment in the city, has jAt erected a new electric revolving sign on the curbing in front ad ding to the metropolitan appearance of this popular shop. To Night. At ; '. - i NeTheatre tbe counl-boy , whjo Uyeg "so "far from other "boys that it la not' prac tical tor him to join a scout group ot patrpL- may .now' become a boy scoul. without becoming t patrol niember, This haa just been an nounced t Naitidnal V Headquarters 1 Wherever b0? is located be may now have all the tun that scouts everywhere are. having, he may be come a member of the Boy Scouts of America, the great organization of more than two hundred thousand boys led by the most eminent mien of this country, among whom are the President and the two former Presidents. .To , thousands of boys from the backwoods of Maine to the ranches ot California and from the Ever ggtdes of Florida to the plains of the great Northwest, who have written to headquarters and begged to be enrolled as scouts, the answer has 'always been: "You must form a troup or jofn a troop already; organized . " j In an enormous number of cases, however, the boys have found it impossible to do either of these. Yet in spite ot the disappointment, these boys lost none of their en thusiasm and are ag yet as eager to become scouts now that their time haa come. ' Not "Lone -Scouts," But "Pioneer Scouts" Now We .couldnt .' help, admiring these boys- for,,., their; grit,, and spirit," writes the Chlei Scout. Ex ecutive. ,Wt Jknew tiatUhey M pood tetmr stufrth' th'eni, bw -d elded to work 'out a Ian to .enable such boys to becomev regular scouts and allow them to wear the uni form and badgeg and pass1 their tests and have all the fun scouts enjoy. ' "For. a time we thought we would call these boys Lone Scouts. But that name didn't seem io fit very well for we don' think they will be lonesome a bit, Then we hit upon the name Pioneer Scouts, and that seemed to fit them perfectcty, for they, are to be a picked group of boys in the same way" that the old pioneers who pushed back the frontier, and conquered, the wilder toes, were, a picked group of men men With courage and with grit who tackled their work with vim and wduld not let discouragements down them. "And so the boys we take in as Pioneer Scout sre to be hteh- grade material. They will be pioneers of the movement, each in his own locality, living the life of a scout, showing the people what a boy scout lH and opening the wayTor further expansion of the movement. We already have In our office the names of pne thous and boys who are anxious' to be come "Plonoer Scouts." ... :1 : Clara Kimball Ydung will be seen at the New Theatre tonight in the Feast of Llfa".V;. rf s ,TJrora Feraaadex, a poor Cuban glrL ia persuaded .afalnsY her M to become betrothed to Don Annanda a wealthy Cuban. ; . ' She lov vi" uiu, m juuns usnennan wno lives with his. uncle Father Ventura, and his sister Cellda, ' who has beense crttly stealing 'l to Don : Armada't villa, but i, cast off by him on' his engagement "to-Tiurpra. :: .Longing tojr a sight of Pedro Au rora, disguised as a dancing, girl goea to an inn where . Pedro comes with . other fishermen; for a night's revelry. Ht does : not reecognlse her as,. his -Lady . of the Lilly" - as he calls her, but f alia, a victim to the charms of 4he' dancing girl,1 Celldadying of a broken hesirt, confesses .to Pedro and 'father Ven tura; and Pedro, to avenge Cellda.' summons, all the fishermen in the village fcnd jlead, them- against Ar mada, In whose villa the wedding feast Is being held. -' Tue guests fly In terror and Armada is wounded. Aurora alone remaina undaunted, and Pedro, finding her, recognizes not only bis love ot the tavern, but Aurora, and that she Is 'the wife of Armanda. Notwithstanding her pleadings not to kill her husband, he Is about to strike when he sees that Don Armanda is blind. ' This awakens his pity and be leaves the house.;. The rest ot the story may be seen on the screen and la wait worth seeing. Mr. Richard Bennett one of Ma? tnals leading stars will be seen at the New theatre tomorrow, matinee and . night la .Philip Waster the se cond Mutual release on . the .New Theatre programe.' , In this produo tlon he is shown at his best and without a doubt hp will prove very popular wlht all theatre goers. Phil Hp Holden Waster," is a picture that appeals to all In fact there Is something that holds you and causes one to feel that there Is is there In life to live for. Come is there In lie to live fort Come to the New Theatre and find out. 'Hiuilift ... .: jflllliil'iJ ui i . ... o. coNSjb-EREb, : by1 geV.- JUDGING BY' HER FLA: ' VIOLATIONS..;- BAYS ' JKl l 'WTATES 6oyRNMENT;; -' ' '(fey United Press) "V v .. Washington, March' 16 Practlc accusing Germany as regarding t . treaties aa scraps of paper, , t: : American'! ' government's note r gardlng' the reoonstruction V of t old treaty' informed Germany tl: I further engagements were use!. , The notev .waa made ''pnbllo toe! . 4 The government" Is gertously aiderlaf whether or' not Germany a flagrant violations have not , all. , rogated all treaties. --j v-y Granted Safe Cbhduc, , (By Wstte4-Prejf Washington, March 26The gov ernment lias granted safe conduct to German officials in China to pa j through this country. . , " Sentenced As Spy Today Bealdton Reports Ate Confirmed x " CBy 'United Preset . t WasHlnston, March 28-The men on the 'American tanker, .llealdton, were suffocated, frozen or drowned, Consul Krogh' at' Rotterdam epbrt e'd today, t .' . ; 'J:'';' . - . He confirmed ths drowning of the third mate) Sludglnfl of 'Norfqjlr. ' New York, March 2ft George Vaux Bacon, the American news paperman arrested as t spy,' pleaded guilty in Fedoral Court today for conspiring to start a military enter prise against friendly nations.. He was sentenced to one Scar's Imprisonment. school' or ''.Thirty, AT MOUNT HERMON Played a0(j Thousand Dol'ars," will be given at Mt.' Hermon school Friday : ri?ht, March ,30th for the beneflt'-'. of the school,'" v'' Refreshments V ;wlll be served after the play and ttio jmb lie Is cordially 'invited.', . . Social Evening AtFirstMethodist instead, of the mid week prayer service Wednesday Evening the mem bers and friends of the First Metho dist church will be entertained- with an old fashioned Methodist socj It will be entirely informal and not a dress up affair. No Invita tions are being' issued let someone should be overlooked.- ( Jpll!the members of the church and congre gation are urged to come and have a good time. -The social will .begin at eight o'clock. THEATFfc TRAIN TO NORFOLK T The Norfolk Southern , announces a special Theatre train ,td Norfolk on Wednesday, March 28th, ";f tor the civenlence of . theatre-goers wishing to" see'' "Experience t at the ColoniaU The train leaves' Elizabeth City at 5; 15 and Tfturn fag leaves Norfolk at 11:69 stopping at Intermediate stations. ' Tenor Refuses To be German (By United Press) New York. March 26 Earl Edward Helnrlch Jorn, German tenor of. tht Metropolitan Opera here, will not respond to Kaiser Wllhelm'a person al requeBt that he return to Ber lin and Join the Royal Onera there. Ihstead he will go before ythe United States Court herenext week and ask IiIb final American citizenship papers, he said today. "It 1b true." said Jorn, "that I have received a call from the Iloy al Opera, sent at the Kaiser's per sonal request, but I shall not re spond to It: 1 am an American at heart and 1 want to -'become one In fact. I have my first and secdnd papers and hopete get my.' final ones next week 1) JornV wife ant) children are stm in Berlin, , .'-',' .' . i v ':' . , i-. ,. i . 1 'n i . 7 ' Mr 'Hernnn NeVbera 'of Bcl csose wa9 b P'iirday,' ' . v - Tonight's Show At Alkrama i i Madame Petrova, the famous star of fllmdom, will be seen for the first time In this city at the Alkra ma tonight. Madame Petrova is considered the best actress of her clans today, and wherever he Is shown, she meets with the unaanlmous approval of the people. Come by all means, and see this wonderful woman in the most elab orate and most extravagent photo play of the season. In addition to the above, the Sev enth Chapter of the Great Secret. entitled "The Yellow Claw,"., featur ing Francis X. Bushman and Bever ly Bayne, will be shown, , TonUht will be another one of these 'great ahows for only five and ten cents. The last chapter rf "Glorias Ro mance", showing the inimitable BU lie Burke will be shown tomorrow night and matinee at the Alkrama. All children who have been keep ing up with this picture are urged to comet to the matinee, so as to avoid the large crowd at night. School chi'dren as late an four o'clock will see ihe. whole show. There will be no disappointment an the nlcture In alredy at the Theatre In safe keeping. The Five Part Feature tomorrow will he "His Sweetheart". A para mount Comedy Drama, featuring Geo. Beban. To-morrow will be a tfreat day In thu hlwtory of the Alkrama Theatre and all are ureed to come out, and bid a fond farewell to Blllle Burke, ".'!- .' ' - tr J . Attention Called WC6 RestRdon , me civic league ' nas r -Tecet.,-hnng in, a number of public ilar -, throughout the city nbat and att. tve eigne calling attention to t i Rest loome-prftytdeil , tor, the r: and comfort ot out ot town shop; i and.yisitore r " ThV Rest room, are located r 4he aeido'n4 iloor of the Hinton I Ing,. .two doors fromthe "eleva:.? and are kepi up by 'm'erchaiits, iitU city aldermen and professional mci Vith the co-operation of the 'Clvlj Vagne. ' "' ' ( ., . ';:"':;l;,,f'',v ,., H Is very- muck hoped that vic tors will avail themselvea of tLU opportunity for j rest on; busy she; ping days. They are- invited t eat their lunch there, and to .icti 3 thesefoomf a reel resting pis". Packages wUl.be eyveredt from.aqy of the itoret and,ev . effort ,wl!l, be made to. make, t i rest roome a convenient ticf ' St Reaches Port. t;.i (By United Pressi S '; ' Washington, MarcV tThe ;Navy- Department announced today'' tUt the American liner, St . Louli that. first big American liner to leave ta9 United States for. Europe ; .fpyowirj German'g barred sons decref hat I? rived safely in port. The $t. IUjs ' was too first American shig 'to kail with an armed guard ahderd. Seor retary is much 'pldased Ih'hef , safe Journey . i f ', $ ; Appam Goes tqi British OWnerd "." ,5,-ii .'..,J.,; : (Br nnite-Pres,i:4-f.V Washington, March ftbe, Su'-' preme Court today orderjsd" a man date issued, fmmodtatety', ' turning over the Oermanprize sHip,v Appam, Interned at Norfolk, sndf her cargo to British owners. The mandate wsa asked byb.er owners several-, weeks ogo and the Cort 'said, that WEATHER OR NO Cloudy Monday night and day. V' Probably rain. Woman's ' mind, . like- ' ' railroad schedules, movie programs,' , styles and prices is aubject'to change vUi out notice, " ' ",, , 1 , Oormany steamer. could not retain the ' ,i ' ' s. , Lehigh Must Give up Ships (By United Press v'"f ! -. . , ' vv Wafhlogton, March 25-The. Su preme Court held today that thg Lehigh Valley Railroad con.p-t With'. Its Great . Lake Steamship l'a and .therefore must .dispose of i six. steamers.